Etymograph

English

Torlak

Torlak may come from Serbo-Croatian torlati ‘to talk noisily’.

  1. Serbo-Croatianmoderntorlati‘to talk noisily’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayTorlak

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Serbo-Croatianmoderntorlati‘to talk noisily’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayTorlak

The story

Probably a derivative of Serbo-Croatian torlati (‘to talk noisily’), though other theories exist.disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it.

Every English word from Serbo-Croatian torlati

Today it means

noun Any of a group of Slavic inhabitants of western Bulgaria, south-eastern Serbia and northern North Macedonia, who speak a common dialect.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Serbo-Croatian torlati / Torlak

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